Date of birth:

November 20th, 1887 (Gießen/Hesse, Germany)

Date of death:

November 25th, 1958 (Hamburg/Hamburg, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
March 30th. 1907: Fahnenjunker;
August 18th, 1908: Leutnant (J6j);
November 28th, 1914: Oberleutnant;
April 18th, 1916: Hauptmann (S5s);
February 1st, 1922: neues RDA vom 18-4-1916 (25) erhalten;
April 1st, 1929: Major (4);
September 1st, 1933: Oberstleutnant (1);
July 1st, 1935: Oberst (5);
March 1st, 1939: Generalmajor (9);
February 1st, 1941: Generalleutnant (2);
November 9th, 1944: General der Panzertruppe (1).

Career:
January 1st, 1938: Kommandeur der 3. Pz.Brig.;
October 7th, 1939: zugl.mF 3. Pz.Div.;
October 31st, 1939: beauftragt;
November 2nd, 1939: mFb 3. Pz.Div.;
February 15th, 1940: Kdr. 3. Pz.Div.;
November 13th, 1940: Kdr. 20. Pz.Div.;
October 14th, 1941: Führer-Reserve OKH / W.Kr. III;
April 1st, 1942: Inspekteur der Wehrersatzinspektion Königsberg;
March 15th, 1943: Führer-Reserve OKH unter gleichz.kdrg.z. Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen;
August 7th, 1944: General der Panzertruppen West.

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• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - NARA Roll T-78 R893
  - axishistory.com